Tilt and trim has a mind of its own !

[Philby]

Came home last night to find the tilt trim motor on my Evinrude 70 hp vro 1990 whirring away.<br /><br />The enging has tilted up and punched a hole in the garage door.! Wife is extremely happy.<br /><br />I assume i have a short somewhere. i dissconected the switch on the engine but this was not the problem. Unhitched the battery, had a beer and went to bed.<br /><br />Do you think it is the switch on the controll lever, or do I look for another culprit ?

 

[kart33]

Re: Tilt and trim has a mind of its own !

Try the relays, there should be one for each direction. I can't imagine the switch going bad and then making contact, but I can see the relay shorting inside or at the plug.<br /><br />Good luck and you should have given the wife the beer in mass quantities.

 

[vinney]

Re: Tilt and trim has a mind of its own !

Most common failure is the switch on the engine. We call it the pan switch. Water gets in the switch and activate trim system. The switch on the control will do it also. But most common is the pan switch.

 

[Philby]

Re: Tilt and trim has a mind of its own !

I have disconected the engine switch so I can discount that. <br /><br />It was very wet here, so it could be the control is wet. Is it worth spraying in soma wd40 before I dismantle it or will this do some damage ?

 

[Joe Reeves]

Re: Tilt and trim has a mind of its own !

Phil.... If that red toggle switch in the control handle is faulty (and it seems that it is), If memory serves me right, they list for approximately $50.00. If you're interested, I have a few left in stock that I will sell for $30.00 ea and take care of shipping. (ReevesJ32@aol.com)

 

[Philby]

Re: Tilt and trim has a mind of its own !

Thanks Joe <br /><br />I'll take you up on that.<br /><br />Just chack the price on posting to the UK. I don't want you to be out of pocket.<br /><br />I'm in no rush so if you send me your details on phil@compassdisplay.co.uk I'll post you some money.

 

[chuckybaby]

Re: Tilt and trim has a mind of its own !

One other place to check is inside the control handle where the wires route thru to the harmess.<br />My trim/tilt was posessed and would move on it's own. Turned out to be insulation worn off the wires where thay pass from the control handle to<br />the peice the handle mounts on.

 

[ob]

Re: Tilt and trim has a mind of its own !

Philby, If motor was tilted fully and still "Whirring" away after it beer canned your garage door I assume you mean it was still running.If so ,take a look at your tilt limit switch as well.